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Panoche Hills, Fresno County, California, USAi
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Panoche HillsGroup of Hills
Fresno CountyCounty
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USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 41' 39'' North , 120° 45' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.69444,-120.76222
GeoHash:
G#: 9qd0gbp8s
GRN:
N25W70
Type:
Group of Hills
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
South Dos Palos1,620 (2011)31.5km
Firebaugh8,330 (2017)32.8km
Mendota11,430 (2017)34.5km
Dos Palos5,125 (2017)34.6km
Three Rocks246 (2011)39.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
210437
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:210437:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0208f80f-af42-4b52-8448-b2f5bfbcd469


Occurrences in the Panoche Hills near Panoche (San Benito County).

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ 'Anauxite'
Description: Comprises occasional layers of sediments.
β“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜ Glaucophane
Formula: ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Description: Occurs as glaucophane schist.
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Colour: White.
Description: Occurs in large masses. Delicately veined.
β“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Colour: White.
Description: Occurs in large masses. Delicately veined.
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Habit: Prismatic, striated
Description: Occurs in glaucophane schist.
β“˜ Zaratite
Formula: Ni3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜Quartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Zaratite5.DA.15Ni3(CO3)(OH)4 Β· 4H2O ?
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Glaucophane9.DE.25β—»[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Anauxite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ ZaratiteNi3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ ZaratiteNi3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oβ“˜ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ ZaratiteNi3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siβ“˜ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ ZaratiteNi3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?

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References

Blake, Wm. P. (1866) Annotated catalogue of the principal mineral species hitherto recognized n California and the adjoining states and territories; being a report of the California State Board of Agriculture. 31 pp., Sacramento: 9.
Hanks, Henry Garber (1884) Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp. (includes catalog of minerals of California pp. 63-410), and miscellaneous observations on mineral products): 396.
Allen, Victor T. (1941), Eocene anauxite clays and sands in the Coast Range of California: Geological Society of America Bulletin: 52: 277.
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 317, 325, 391.
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 73.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
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